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This word -- no e on the end -- means "for that thing" and is always used when referring to having exchanged money or goods or property for something else. It often comes toward the end of the sent...

Periods and commas go inside of quotes WITHOUT ANY EXCEPTIONS in the entire language. Whether it is one word or one letter or a number or a long quote, the period and the comma go inside. ...When ...

When a word is made up but has all the characteristics of an English word -- dramastically, considerated -- spell it correctly and use a pair of quotes around it. There is not a need to use sic. T...

When someone tacks the word what onto the end of a question, it should stand alone as its own question. ...Was it given to you as a gift? What? ...Were you there alone? with someone? What? ...Did ...

If the word like is a verb that means "fond of" or it is a preposition that compares, it is being used correctly. ...I like being outdoors in the early morning. ...She likes chocolate. ...Like my...

These words are called "correlative conjunctions." Like their counterpart coordinate conjunctions, they link grammatically equal parts. The word also can be moved to later in the construction, or i...

When a prepositional phrase beginning with of that denotes a business or a location follows a proper name, use a pair of commas around it. ...Harry Larson, of Otis Elevator, arrived earlier than w...

The rule about no quotes after the word "that" is for good grammar. After the word "that" in good grammar, the words should be an indirect quote or a paraphrase. In "bad" grammar, people get to sa...

The rule for capping north, south, east, and west is that these words are capped when they represent a "recognized" geographical region and are not capped when they simply indicate direction. ...H...